Bulgaria vs Georgia
Bulgaria is 59% larger than Georgia. Georgia would fit into Bulgaria about 1.6 times.
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1.59×
Bulgaria is 1.59× the area of Georgia.
| Bulgaria | Georgia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 69,700 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 3,935,766 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Tbilisi |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bulgaria sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.86× its true area; Georgia at 42° N is stretched to 1.82×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Bulgaria bigger than Georgia?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 59% larger than Georgia. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Georgia covers 69,700 km².
- How many times does Georgia fit into Bulgaria?
- About 1.6 times: Bulgaria has 1.59× the area of Georgia.
- Why do Bulgaria and Georgia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bulgaria is drawn about 1.86× its true area there and Georgia about 1.82×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Georgia?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 3,935,766. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Georgia 56 per km².